I keep coming back to this video. So much I love about this.
12 жыл бұрын
Watching this extraordinary video made me smile so many times. I felt at peace. I was transported not just by the inspiring ingenuity and beauty of the canoe's design and construction, but also by Ray Mears' quiet eloquence which amplifies his burning passion. Mr Mears, I have the deepest respect for your knowledge and cultural sensitivity.
@MrRickkramer
Жыл бұрын
Come back and enjoy it again; it’s been 10 years…
@MrRanma3030
4 жыл бұрын
During the pandemic of 2020. This video helped me to be transported somewhere else. I watched this video over two days. On the second day I was lying in bed excited to watch the last of the video. Might have to take up canoeing once lockdown is over to free my mind and lose some of this covid weight. Stay safe out there everyone. Look to nature.
@OzMan9989
6 жыл бұрын
This story, and everything about it, is incredibly beautiful.
@CombatMedicBuddy
12 жыл бұрын
ray mears enthusiasm is infectious. :) Nature is awesome and pure, i wish we all still lived as nomadic hunter gatherers.
@nilodrallub7812
11 жыл бұрын
I stumbled across these videos. It was like discovering gold to me ! The stuff Ray Mears does is wonderful.
@ColinMcCormack
12 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video - the transformation from cedar log and a pile of bark into a canoe is mesmerising. The craft skill displayed ... outstanding.
@coolrunnings1021
10 жыл бұрын
this episode would make a great drinking game!! Every time someone says canoe everyone drinks
@michaelrawson6261
6 жыл бұрын
Horatio Nelson:... yer on!!! 😂😂😂 🍹🍹🍹
@jackoates6418
8 жыл бұрын
This is what television is meant to be. Beautiful hour.
@americanpatriot3667
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching this one for years never gets old
@citizennobody5518
8 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful things i have ever seen on tv.
@saetmusic
9 жыл бұрын
My first thought: Why the hell am I watching a video about a canoe?? My last thought: Unbelievable!!!
@gordonburns6721
9 жыл бұрын
As usual, Ray Mears continues to entertain in his inimitable fashion. A font of great knowledge on bush-craft and backwoodsman skills. I'd rather watch Ray any time and on any day of the week over Edward Michael (Bear) Grylls.
@mrJules100
2 жыл бұрын
I agree 👍🏿
@christube9099
7 жыл бұрын
That man must be the bob Ross of canoe building. Amazing.
@chrisphoenix6564
8 жыл бұрын
A beautiful story, and a once in a lifetime experience that should be more common...
@dhom100
11 жыл бұрын
Congrats Ray on a job well done. very interesting to see this type of canoe made from beginning to end. thanks for posting.
@ghenttoo
4 жыл бұрын
Pinnock is such a mellow, humble dude.
@lastxp
11 жыл бұрын
That was nothing short of amazing so well done.....I take my hat off toRay and his crew for producing such a great series. Truly amazing, the final scene in the canoe just topped it off for me
@77justinwilliams
11 жыл бұрын
From someone who owns a Kevlar canoe, seeing this is very awe inspiring. To see where my boat came from and how some aspects of canoes have changed ( carbon/birch bark) and others are the same. We all love to go out and see the world around us in a very intimate way. Paddle on....
@nidansandan1992
11 жыл бұрын
When I first saw Ray Mears on youtube, my thoughts were: "Who is this chubby, pale faced brit and why does he think that he can lecture me about bushcraft." Now, after watching nearly every video I can find of him, I feel that I need to apologize. I am sorry to everyone for being an ignorant American. Ray Mears is fantastic.
@michaelrawson6261
6 жыл бұрын
Ben:... you sir... are a gentleman! Peace from England 👍
@lycosidaearanea6292
11 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely beautiful, felt like time was standing still all through this one, If Art is a reflection of nature, then in this case I must have to say that nature reflects this art form upon us. Absolutely astonishing. And not a better man for the job than Ray Mears. Beautiful!
@satrianidreams
6 жыл бұрын
I watch this once a week, as a meditation on simplicity and taking your time.
@NWard1210
11 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful video. Full of history and Ray's awe for the people who lived it and his joy in being able to experience it. There are tears on my end, but they are tears of joy. Well done, Ray! :-)
@glynnt54
11 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite episodes..... a significant art form and survival craft, gradually fading into obscurity.
@mitch0lifeguard
9 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Slovakia. Very inspiring, thank you!
@allaroundtown
9 жыл бұрын
Hope that this skill will not be forgotten. Thanks to all of you for sharing this process.
@jimmycricket7385
Жыл бұрын
Considering that the earliest inhabitants had only stone and bone tools, it makes their craftsmanship even more impressive.
@SCIFIaction
8 жыл бұрын
Ah the legendary episode!!!
@chimayai
8 жыл бұрын
what an amazing episode! Craftsmanship beyond anything I have seen so far, in ship/boat-type conveyance construction. Wow. My people are the Inuit and also the Siksika, so this had incredible meaning to me. A thousand thanks for the upload!
@ugluduck2
7 жыл бұрын
" . . . to have an Englisman to puddle me around for a change " . 59:03. Echoes back to other time and space . . . It took my smile right off my face.
@tomsimmonds6258
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this many times not because I’m interested in canoes but because it’s absolutely beautiful what they are doing
@BuchuAbunai
12 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode.
@SonDaoequusignis
12 жыл бұрын
Love this video for its step by step explanation and technique.
@johnmcclellan9020
2 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in Ottawa and now live in warm Vancouver. The Canadian wilderness is a magical place but it can take your life in an instant. The First Nations knew its power.
@Autumnblueskies1
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, and so relaxing to watch! Thanks for posting !
@admiralboom481
2 жыл бұрын
Hello there
@MrD8harrisd
12 жыл бұрын
Just watched this and it is fantastic
@musicmademedoit2
12 жыл бұрын
wow, no wonder no one makes canoes this way anymore! It would be nice to have this kind of time
@unnamedUtuber
12 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful canoe.
@grantd165
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating bloke and I always come back to this one. Thanks for posting.
@MightyForSure
11 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode, I live in the city in Stockholm and I'll probably never see craft las astounding as this ever. Seems so satisfying to make one!
@saetmusic
9 жыл бұрын
This kind of knowledge and skill MUST be preserved! Like in Japan, this kind of expertise should be considered a National Treasure!
@jonasklangestam7204
10 жыл бұрын
Sow thankfull for this film! Inspiring it is. I'ts sow wonderful to see how natural material works, if we make deeper understanding of it, we can make what ever! :)
@andremeloc
12 жыл бұрын
Uma verdadeira aula de bushcraft! Linda canoa canadense feita em madeira, casca de árvore e sem o uso de pregos de metal! Show!!
@szmako
7 жыл бұрын
Incredible! Worth watching! Thank you so much!
@sffpv9671
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Would love to know why we don't get programmes like this on TV anymore.
@MrBrentles
11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful
@nycsox987
9 жыл бұрын
fantastic video, and fantastic series Kinda soothing in a way to watch him showcase these experiences and history
@chrisgreen4353
8 жыл бұрын
I love any thing Ray does you learn when you watch his videos I might even try to make my own some day
@BAK87
11 жыл бұрын
What an episode :) thank you for sharing.
@caladan5755
4 жыл бұрын
This is my fav episode
@DarnellHorton-ze7yh
9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. Thank you
@Cyps36
10 жыл бұрын
A truly satisfying project for sure!
@Autumnblueskies1
11 жыл бұрын
Amazing episode, those canoes are so beautiful, and I found watching this really relaxing! Thanks for posting :)
@AshleyMillsTube
6 жыл бұрын
someone needs to archive one of these canoe builders: literally film the entire 9 days of continuous footage with several cameras. Hopefully the skills will kept being passed on in person, but would be good to get some very detailed video footage to help.
@theshadowpeople1493
8 жыл бұрын
what a fine job you fellas done!
@JohnSmith-pd1fz
9 жыл бұрын
Inspiring , thought provoking and very informative.
@jezzestanley2944
6 жыл бұрын
This video was incredible
@nickacelvn
9 жыл бұрын
51 min i love moments like this dont you ? if someone read about this in a book... "and then you just tap the ribs in" lol Gold .... hahahaha and then the icing on the cake in typical Canadian flavor @ 51,33 "Its the way i feel" ...... takes me back to the good old days of "Northern Exposure"
@sharoncrommer2999
10 ай бұрын
Just loved every minute ❤
@88stretched
11 жыл бұрын
agreed, also soothing in some way.
@gizmos8888
12 жыл бұрын
The 4 people that posted "dislikes" should get off their computers and try building something. They dont have a clue the enjoyment of building something by hand. I am building a Nieuport 11 airplane which is a single seater that I will fly and have built hundreds of r/c models and boats. Today, people would be in big trouble if china stop shipping their cheap items. Love your programs, keep up the great job. Kids need to watch your programs and put down the games
@essen961
11 жыл бұрын
I really miss this kind of "nice TV". Relaxing and enjoyable without attention grabbing tricks. And to top it all I actually learn a thing or two.
@Bazdavies1
3 жыл бұрын
That's awsome. Great build and a credit to the builders. Cheers for that video.
@enigma24tool4you
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful !!!!!!
@pinz2022
11 жыл бұрын
Ray doesn't mention it but I read that gathering the spruce roots used to stitch the bark on is the nastiest, sweatiest, buggiest work imaginable. You have to gather it in bogs in summer while being devoured by mosquitoes, blackflies and midges.
@puzzlenut
6 ай бұрын
Imagine having the knowledge and skill to be able to create something like this from nature and the environment around you
@mikemagnum7987
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this video. ;)
@69Phuket
11 жыл бұрын
:) Great Movie.. Thanks for the upload.
@roglet123
11 жыл бұрын
amazing.
@DontShineForSwine
Жыл бұрын
I didn't live far from this area. I lived directly south of Ottawa on the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands area. I moved out to Western Alberta a decade ago, and it's vastly different. Even though the mountains are at my doorstep, I miss living on the river. I miss fishing and canoeing. There are just so many things you can do there that you can't do here. The canoe turned out beautifully.
@stealthsilen
12 жыл бұрын
Wow, you put into words how I feel. Isn't it an amazing feeling?
@MCFCRuss
11 жыл бұрын
Ray and Bear are totally diffrent, Ray teaches you how survive and live in the outdoors for periods of time, where as Bear shows you survival tecniques in extream conditions that will save your life, either way both are bad ass
@MrSenorhappy
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you for the upload. :)
@augustosc3274
10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic !!!
@JosephStealin
Жыл бұрын
2:51 I have the same approach when I’m doing DIY around the house. 😂
@MrBleedk
2 жыл бұрын
Ray should be knighted...What a true hero on so many levels.
@pylespy
11 жыл бұрын
Great Video, I learned a lot from this, maybe I'll try It
@lordship988
6 жыл бұрын
who would dislike this video
@albaproductions9602
8 жыл бұрын
Wow the native gentleman certainly didn't look to be in his 90's.
@petras8385
3 жыл бұрын
Classic episode
@ajmarcus26
11 жыл бұрын
Man this guy makes me feel like I am doing nothing with my life. I WANT TO MAKE A CANOE.
@therabbits69
12 жыл бұрын
Actually he opened an entire school dedicated to teaching Bush Craft in 1983. Ray Mears is the god father of Bush Craft
@dougpacanoemanburns4294
Жыл бұрын
My dad was born in nineteen twenty-nine like Bill Mason and also gave me a love for being with him in that meant canoeing. He also gave me a love for God and God's beautiful creation which is to be experienced and enjoyed.
@haljohnson6947
4 жыл бұрын
i read the journals of David Thompson - explorer of the early 1800s, and they would regularly build birch canoes out in the wilderness. It took them about 2 days. one day to split wood and one day to assemble. sometimes they would build a canoe just to traverse a section of the river for a few days. And they were constantly gumming the cracks and joints, nearly every day.
@newns9649
8 жыл бұрын
as soon as I saw that building in the beginning I was like " that looks like the Canadian canoe museum..." and then it was XD was in that very wear house not to long ago
@pinz2022
11 жыл бұрын
I hate to be a killjoy but I recall reading elsewhere that it was the Northern Indians and trappers who were the FIRST to eagerly adopt the factory-made plywood canoes in the 1890's. From a practical standpoint these beasts are ridiculously maintenance-intensive. The voyageurs of yore would be busting their butts paddling and portaging all day and be up half the night patching and caulking.
@JosephStealin
Жыл бұрын
48:03 ah great to see the traditional plastic handled scissors in use. Don’t see many of them anymore😢
@keikei2185
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@wiredforsurvival6717
8 жыл бұрын
And hail the size of marbles to boot
@beebob1279
5 жыл бұрын
This presentation should be provided on PBS. It would raise a pile of money. It would fit in with Alone in the Wilderness. I'm so glad to have found this. Be a great project just to try it. I basically costs nothing to try. Only a birch tree and a few other natural items. I would like to find a detailed book or video to follow along. I'm getting out of bees and interested in canoe building. I might be trying a cedar strip canoe in the next year. But, this presentation looks more entertaining and challenging.
@crappymeal
9 жыл бұрын
and i thought carving a bow with a knife was hard, much respect
@JeffGloverArts
9 жыл бұрын
Fabulous
@conqueringlion420
8 ай бұрын
Thumbnail looking like have you ever had a dream
@stoo234
10 жыл бұрын
2' 36 ..'our boat was too be differant ...made using only traditional methods ' ..46'18...i love rays stuff , but check the cordless drill spotted! Chap in blue right hand ...46min 18sec.
@arltunstall
10 жыл бұрын
haha thats hilarious. good eyes sir
@IAmWoody
9 жыл бұрын
That's a heat gun. They were probably trying to dry it out.
@stoo234
9 жыл бұрын
***** on a warm sunny day? lol..come on.. wish thinking. that is a cordless drill. look again.. ive never seen a cordless heat gun . too higher power for a battery pack to run it. he spends most of the time in hotels..nice ones too, however his programs are still great to watch, i love rays programmes too...but thats a cordless drill.
@IAmWoody
9 жыл бұрын
stoo234 You're right. I blew it up and it is a screw bit of some kind....phillips or flat head.
@stoo234
9 жыл бұрын
***** nice job im no good with that video stuff... thought they may have been making the holes with it instead of an awl.. but if your saying its a scew bit then im stumped...what were they doing ..lol.... fixing it to a hidden raft with some three inch screws...lol. no problem for ray if it runs out though, he can probably build a charger for it out of some birch bark and worm castings..lol.. still love his programs tho.. all the best woody.
@htolas
11 жыл бұрын
I had a similar feeling too. And then I realized I bought a book by him almost 20 years ago.
@SerJahPhoto
12 жыл бұрын
This is rather a fine art than a bushcraft or survival. Impressive though..
@zuutlmna
9 жыл бұрын
Calvin Rutstrum (his books) was my inspiration.
@AsceDb0
12 жыл бұрын
Find the right tree, make a slit from the top off the tree all the way down (as far as your gonna need), and harvest the bark from the middle of the cut outwards...
@shipwrek4388
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@monkeysheep
2 жыл бұрын
Watching this extremely relaxing, beautiful piece of filming and it's suddenly interrupted by a sodding Tik Tok advert, showing how far we've fallen as a race! What a shame.
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